His was a missionary to China and attended Oxford University in England. He and his wife had at least two children.
Bates was in Nanking during the Battle of Nanking. During this time, he became one of the organizers of the Nanking Safety Zone to protect those too poor to leave before the Japanese invasion. He confronted the Japanese soldiers on several occasions, trying to prevent the molestation of women. He and the other leaders are credited with saving 250,000 lives.
He was called to testify during the Tokyo War Crimes trial after the war. From 1950 to 1965, Bates was Professor of Missions at Union Theological Seminary, New York, and after his retirement worked on a research project devoted to the history of Protestant missions in twentieth-century China.
Bates was in Nanking during the Battle of Nanking. During this time, he became one of the organizers of the Nanking Safety Zone to protect those too poor to leave before the Japanese invasion. He confronted the Japanese soldiers on several occasions, trying to prevent the molestation of women. He and the other leaders are credited with saving 250,000 lives.
He was called to testify during the Tokyo War Crimes trial after the war. From 1950 to 1965, Bates was Professor of Missions at Union Theological Seminary, New York, and after his retirement worked on a research project devoted to the history of Protestant missions in twentieth-century China.
His was a missionary to China and attended Oxford University in England. He and his wife had at least two children.
Bates was in Nanking during the Battle of Nanking. During this time, he became one of the organizers of the Nanking Safety Zone to protect those too poor to leave before the Japanese invasion. He confronted the Japanese soldiers on several occasions, trying to prevent the molestation of women. He and the other leaders are credited with saving 250,000 lives.
He was called to testify during the Tokyo War Crimes trial after the war. From 1950 to 1965, Bates was Professor of Missions at Union Theological Seminary, New York, and after his retirement worked on a research project devoted to the history of Protestant missions in twentieth-century China.
Bates was in Nanking during the Battle of Nanking. During this time, he became one of the organizers of the Nanking Safety Zone to protect those too poor to leave before the Japanese invasion. He confronted the Japanese soldiers on several occasions, trying to prevent the molestation of women. He and the other leaders are credited with saving 250,000 lives.
He was called to testify during the Tokyo War Crimes trial after the war. From 1950 to 1965, Bates was Professor of Missions at Union Theological Seminary, New York, and after his retirement worked on a research project devoted to the history of Protestant missions in twentieth-century China.
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